The clues....

ACROSS

1 Norfolk river which joins the Bure (anag. of ‘The run’) (6) 4 Artificial lures that are revolutionary! (8) 10 Shropshire town by the largest of nine lakes (anag. of ‘Elm Lee Res.’) (9) 11/6 Soaked and boiled, they make good carp bait (5,4) 12 In the direction of the river’s flow (10) 13/22 The lowest ebb and flow of the sea (4,4) 15 Low-profile, slim floats (6) 17 Dragged, like trolled bait (7) 19 Eight such pieces of a crusty loaf stay on the hook well (7) 21 Angling with heavy tackle for a large, predatory, coarse fish (6) 22 See 13 24 Town on the Severn between Bewdley and Shrewsbury (10) 28 A type of resin glue (5) 29 Town of County Kerry, on Lough Leane (9) 30 Market town on the Little Ouse (anag. of ‘Forth, Ted’) (8) 31 Rips into small pieces (6)

DOWN

1 Kelso and Berwick are on this river (5) 2 Large lake of Cumbria (anag. of ‘true walls’) (9) 3 Line tangles or “birds __” (5) 5 Add fish-attractant in advance of angling (3-4) 6 See 11 Across 7 Osprey, or the “fish __” (5) 8 A perch’s flanks are (7) 9 Nickname for barbels (6) 14 Raised edge of river or lake (4) 16 Get your teeth into ... Somerset river! (4) 18 A marker float makes __-__ fishing easier (anag. of ‘angler nog’) (4-5) 19 Great bait for carp – or Kitty? (anag. of ‘tame act’) (7) 20 Angler reacting to a bite – one not prepared to work? (7) 21 Small, rain-filled hollow (6) 23 Remote-controlled aerial device (5) 25 Lough __, the largest lake in N. Ireland (5) 26 Matt ___, angler, TV copresenter with Mick Brown (5) 27 In brief, it’s your current reading matter! (4)